chapter 6 the lost boy

1.What would Dave’s father often tell him?
David's father would often ask him if he has had anything to eat.
2.During one period of time how long did his mother go without feeding him?
David's mother went 10 consecutive days without feeding him.
3.What would his mother say to him sarcastically?
David's mother would say sarcastically "oh poor little baby".
4.What did Dave want more than anything?
David wanted an ounce of respect and a little bit of dignity more than anything.
5.Why does father the protector even if he doesn’t do anything?
Father was his protector because whenever he was home his mother didn't beat him as much.
6.How many days does he go without food?
David goes 10 days without food.
7.What were some of mother’s favorite games?
His mothers favorite games were gas chamber and when he only had 2 minutes to eat game.
8.What did the bucket have inside of it?
The bucket had clorox and amonia inside of it.
9.Where did she get the idea for the game?
David's mother said she read it in the the newspaper.
10.What did Dave cough up for over an hour?
David coughed out blood for over an hour.
11.A few times his mother whooped him with what?
David's mother would whoop him the dog's chain.
12.What job does mother make him do?
David's mother makes him clean the dishes wash clothes and clean the bathroom.
13.Why doesn’t any of his brothers help out?
His brothers don't help him because they are scared of his mother.
14.Who was the first to treat him with respect?
David's subtitute teacher was the first person to treat him with respect.
15.In the last week of October what was the tradition at his mother’s house?
She would have davis's brothers carve disigns on pumkins.
16.Where did his mother decide to let him sleep?
David's mother decided to let him sleep in the master bedroom.
17.What happened on a Sunday the last month of summer?
She acted diffrent and started being really nice to him and started to tell him she was sorry.
18.What did he get for Christmas and why?
David got a pair of rollerskates for christmas, they were just another tool for his mother to get him out of the house and make him suffer.
19.When did he feel like he was back in the family? Why?
David felt like he was back in the family because when his mother was sick his father let him play with his brothers and he felt accepted back into the fold.
20.Who was Shirley?
Shirley was David's neighbor.
21.How did mom act when Shirley was around?
Mother played the role of a loving caring person.
22.Describe what happens p.123 how does mom change?
David's mother starts crying and hugging him telling him it was all going to be over.
23.Did she return to her normal mean self?
Yes, davids mother returned to her normal evil self.
24.Why do you think David believes her?
I think David believes her because she was being too nice.
25.what were her reasons for her kindness?
David's mother was only being nice to him because social services were going to inspect her home.

chapter 8 vocabulary

1. evaporated: To change a liquid into a vapor, usually by heating to below its boiling point, or change from a liquid to vapor in this way
   

• to disappear gradually, or fade away to nothing
• The star gradually evaporated coming down from the sky.

2.Radically:relating to or affecting the basic nature or most important features of something

• far-reaching, searching, or thoroughgoing

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Chapter 7 “Mother’s Love”

1. Where was Rudy driving David to? And why? he drove him to san mateo county juvenile hall
   
2. Describe David’s new place? How does he feel being there? the walls were composed of dirty white cinder blocks, the cell had fadded waxed cement floor
   
3. Who was David’s first visitor? Was he excited? His mother and his father and he wasn't excited
   
4. What did David’s father say to him before he could even say anything to him? How are you?
   
5. What papers do you think David’s mother wanted his father to sign? it was probably divorce papers
   
6. Why do you think his mother wants to put him away? i think its because he is an arsonists
   
7. What is the master plan of his mom?
8. What can happen to Lillian? What do you think of her? she can become the legal gardian
   
9. Why can’t Ms. Gold visit him? because david has a probation officer

10.Who has full custody of David?
His mother still has full custody of David.
11.What statement does he use a simile in? p. 204
"Her statement hit me like a ton of bricks"
12.Why did Lillian’s statement matter so much?
Lilians statement wasimportant becuase it had to do with david's behavior.
13.Do you think Ms. C really loves David? How do you know?
I think Mrs.C really loves David because she really cares about him, and she is trying to watch out for him, like telling him what is mother is trying to do. She is also taking care of his turtle for him.
14.What did Mrs.C have inside the chocolate box?
It was his little pet turtle.
15.How does the lawyer describe David to the judge? Give examples
He states that Divid is a rebellious, and that he has displayed aggressive behavior.
16.what ended up being the judge’s decision for the arson crime?
"Pending no further verification on the charge of arson, the court recommends 100 days juvinile detention."
17.Where did David go back to after he got out?
David went back to his foster home with the Catanze's.

Chapter 5 “Adrift”

1. Why do you think Larry is so mean? i think he is mean because he was treated that way when he was young so he feels like he is getting revenge.
2. what is David’s new found passion? his new found passion was riding his bike as much as he could.
3. what started the incident with Larry?What did Larry mean when he said clean your clock? when david called for lilian larry blocked his way and grabbed his arm he meant he would kick his ass.
4. What did david do to stick up for himself? Do you think he did the right thing? david told him that just because he is bigger it dosnt give him the right to treat them like the way he did.
5. What happened to Chris’s parents? chris,s parents abandoned him and has been in foster care ever since.
6. How many foster homes had Chris been thru already? chris has been in over a dozen of foster homes.
7. Why was this Chris’s last year in foster care? it was his last year because he was turing 18 and when you turn 18 your on your own.
8. Why do you think Larry wanted David to call him uncle? he wanted him to say uncle for he could feel like he won but david didnt say uncle this time and wore larry out.
9. What kind of doctor did Lilian take David too? Why?lilian took david to a pysciatrist to make his head better like lilian said.
10. Do you think the doctor was nice? Do you think the way David reacted was wrong? I think the docter was crazy just like the rest of them i think david acted the way he was sopossed to act.
11. What did the doctor keep calling him? How would you have reacted in David’s situation? The docter kept calling him daniel and it irritated him i would told him to get my name right at least
12. What are the sessions like? Describe? the sessions were just alot of questions about david and why he thinks his mother treated him the way she did.
13. Where do Larry and him ride? Do you think it is a good idea? Why? they rode down the street into a parking lot of thomas edison elementary i think it was a good idea.
14. Why do you think David wanted to go down the street where his mother and brothers lived? i think it was to go see the children and see them play.
15. What did David get in trouble for? Was the punishment like his mothers’? he got grounded and it wasnt as bad as his mothers punishiments.
16. What was Lilian’s serious talk with dad about?
17. Why was he upset about his mom’s phone number? Why her number got disconnected or got turned off she had changed the number to the house.
18. Does the dad every visit? davids dad had not visited yet.
19. What does he wish for from his dad? he wishes that he would drive up in his car and just take him away and live together.

chapter 4 a new beginning

1. What did David fully realize about his mother after the effects of the trail had worn off? he relized that she couldnt harm him.
2. Who was David now living with?he lives with aunt mary
3. How is David adjusting to new life? he became acustomed to the routine
4. Why the change in school? He had to go to a new school
5. What do you think his older foster brother meant by “our kind”? What was he warning him about? that peole dont like there kind so be quiet
6. Why didn’t David care that the bigger boys were only using him? after years of isolation he finally felt accepted
7. In what month was David put in his first foster home? he was put in a foster home the first week of july
8. What was his new foster mother’s name? the name was lilian catanze
9. Who was Ms. Gold talking about when she said David was to have no contact with them? she was talking about his mother and the family
10. What do you think Ms. Gold meant by he’s a bit light fingered? he comes up alot on stuff around the house.
11. What were the rules of the house? that he told here what he was going to go do and not to lie
12. Describe David’s new parents /family.
13. With a huge family, why does David still feel hollow? david still fells hallow because he is not with his mother and he ratted out the family secrete
14. What did Larry Jr. say to David that made him mad and cry? larry told him that he heard that his mother used to kick the crap out of him and called him a whimp
15. how is Mom’s attitude when she visits David? she seems normal like she still kind of missis him
16. Why is he trying to earn money? he was trying to earn money to buy him self a bike that he always wanted.
17. When does he finally feel like a normal kid, why? he finally feels like a normal kid when he goes and rides his bike and puts it together by himself
18. Why did Dave feel like he nearly coughed up his food when he opened the door? Who was at the door? david coughed his food up because he was excitied that his mother was coming.His mother was at the door with his brothers.

chapter 5 questions

1. By the time he almost turned 11 what did he know and what would happen to him if he would looked at his mother or one of his brothers?
David knew that if he looked at his mother or one of his brothers he would get one of his mothers punishment or he wouldn't get any food.
2. What did Dave see from the corner of his eye?
From the corner of his eye he saw a blurred object fly from his mothers hand.
3. What did Dave’s mother do to him? And why?
david's mother stabbed him in the upper stomach, she was drunk.
4. What was the accident? Do you think it was an accident?
The accident was that she stabbed him, i think that is was a fifty-fifty; she wanted to stab him, but she was thinking twice about it until she just did it without thinking.
5. How did mom feel about the accident?
After the accident, his mom was being nice to him, but she was still keeping her distance.
6. Where did she stab Dave? And with what?
David's Mother stabbed him right above the stomach with a kitchen knife.
7. What did she tell Dave after she finished dressing his wound?
David's mother told him afater dressing his wound that she would feed him later.
8. What did his father say to him when Dave told him what his mother had done? How does his father feel about it?
When David told his father what had happened, his father asked him why his mom did that, and he should get back in the kitchen and finish the dishes, his father shows no emotion.
9. How long did it take him to finish his chores after the “accident"?
After the accident it took david one hour and a half to finish the dishes.
10. What was the code of the family?
the code of the family was " If we don't acknowledge a problem, it simple does not exsist.
11. What did Dave think when his mother let him go play outside with his brothers?
David was wondering if his mother was trying to make up with him, and if the days living in the basement finally over?
12. What did he see on his wound when he tried cleaning it with a rag?
when david tried cleaning his wound with a rag he saw puss and yellow stuff on his wound; he knew it was infected.
13. How does mother change her attitude? Why?

chapter 4 questions

1.What did David do to make sure he gets food?
David would take food from classmates and get food from the nurse.
2.In detail, tell me in details of the punishments he received at home.
David had several punishments one of his punishments would be that he would go to bed with out eating.
3.How did his dad t to help?
His dad said he would sneak him a couple of scraps. What do you think he could of done differently?
I think he should of stepped up to the plate like a man and fed him a whole meal and kick his wife out to the curve.
4.What was his mom’s story and reason to the principle for David's abuse at home?
David's moms' excuse to the principal was that he was really jealous and he would do it to his own self.
5.How did his mom punish him in this chapter?
In this chapter Davids mom would punish him by making him eat digestives.
6.What did she force him to eat?
David's mom made him eat his brothers shit.
7.Do you think his punishment is reasonable?
I think his mom did the most with this punishment, No one deserves that, she is a straight phsyco. No that punishment was not reasonable.
8.How do the other students treat him at school?
At school the other students treat him horrible all the time he comes inside and they start looking at him nasty and just giving him weird looks.
9.What were his plans to get food? Was it successful?
David's plan was to steel the food from the store while he was at recess
10.Why do you think his mom is not feeding him?
I have no Idea why his would not feed, i think she is just trying to be cruel.
11.How did his mom know he was eating?
His mom knew that he had been eating because she had caught him digging threw the trash can eating
12.What does dad do?
The dad doesn't really do anything, He is weak and scared of his wife, I have no idea why the dad and the mom are getting divorce and now he’s leaving .
13.Why doesn’t he help his son?
He doesn't help his son because he is scared of his wife, he doesn't like being home and he drinks.
14.Why does David hate his dad more than his mom?
David hates his dad more because his dad did not do anything to help stop the horrible abuse that has been happening.
15.What is David's next plan to get food ? Did it work?
David's next plan was that he would get little portions of food out the fridge.
16.What does mom end up feeding him? How does he respond to it? His mom ends up feeding him amonia, he tries to eating it even to he wants to fight it.

chapter 3 question

1. why does he feel like a traitor? He felt like a traitor because he wasn't going to tell the family secrete
2. What did Ms. Gold try to explain to Dave about the judge’s decision? she said that the decision you make today will affect you for the rest of your life.
3. Describe what he saw right when he entered court. he saw his mother and his brothers in the waiting room.
4. What would Ms Gold like david to do? she would like him to tell the truth about what happened to him.
5. Who did Dave write a letter to? he wrote a letter to his mother about how he was sorry.
6. What did that letter say? he was sorry and he didn't mean to tell the family secrete.
7. What did Dave say to Ms. Gold when he tapped her hand? that he was sorry for all the trouble he caused.
8. Why do you think David’s mom didn’t say anything when the judge asked her if she had any statements? she already knew the outcome of what was going to happen.
9. Why does he have so much trouble deciding what to do, explain the 2 sides. he wants a new life and wants to be treated better but then again he doesn't want to betray his mother.
10. What did the judge ask David? the judge asked him if the court desires and if you believe that your home setting is undesirable.
11. What did David blurt out to the judge? He said "You Sir! i want to live with you! I,m sorry!
12. What significant thing made David realize he wants to be he courts’? the sent of ms golds perfume and all the fun he had since he left his mom.
13. What did Dave’s mother say to him and what did she give him after thy left the court house? daves mother said that he should be a good boy and have a better life then gave him presents.
14. When David waived good bye who was the only person to return his gesture? the only person that waived back was his mother.
15. What do you think about mom’s reaction after the judges decision? she acted like she didn't care she really didn't care.

chapter 2 questions

1. What was the date he finally got his prayers answered?On march 5 1973 i received the long awaited answer to my prayers
2. What happened that day? His teacher and staff notified the police
3. What was the truth about him? why he was so different from the others why he smelled and dressed in rags
4. Who did Dave not get a chance to say good bye to? He had to go with the police. How did he feel about that? he felt regret that he didn't say goodbye to his English teacher
5. Where did the officer drive David to?he drove him to the hospital
6. What did the doctor recommend for Dave to get? he recommended that he gets sunlight and eats
7. What did mom program into Davids head? that he would go to jail were all the other bad children are
8. when did he realize he was safe? when he heard the police tell the Doctor that his mother would never hurt him again
9. Where is his new home? Describe it it had a giant log cabin with a large back yard with sun hitting it
10. What was his reaction in being in A FOSTER HOUSE? he felt happy an excited
11. How did he react when aunt Mary grabbed his arm? he got in defence mode and put his hands over his face
12. What does David dream about? Do you think he will get over it?he dreams of his mother coming at him with the knife she stabbed him with
13. Who was Ms. Gold? Describe her. she was his social worker she tries helping him and tries to comfort him.
14. Why would’t Dave tell Ms. Gold the truth? he got scared of his mother because she said that she would get him back
15. How is mom during the time aunt Mary is on the phone? she acts like her normal self all mean to david and hates him
16. What does Dave later realize about Ms. Gold? he reliezed that she was trying to get him to tell her thier family secrete.
17. Do you think the cycle of hate moved onto another brother?
18. Why does David retract all his statements?